Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has increased the processing of iron-containing wastes. In 11 months the company has already exceeded the previous 5 years waste processing results. Sludge or mud is the by-product of manufacture. It is created during the operation of the blast furnaces. Because of the high iron content (around 40%) these wastes…
Officials in Kyrgyzstan discussed how to reduce the price of local coal, the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use reported. Currently, four companies in two shifts are working at an open pit in Kara-Keche. Every day 4,500-5,000 tons of coal are mined. There is a checkpoint guarded by the police at the entrance.…
A local resident Jeenbek Kurbanov was killed in coalmine No. 5 in the rural district Uch-Korgon of Kadamdzhai district. When descending into the mine, the rope broke off, and the man fell from a height of 15 meters. The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the information, adding that the body had been taken out by…
The authorities of the Zabaikalye region want to allow individual gold extraction to increase alluvial gold output from 10 to 20 kg. The relevant amendments to the various bills have already been prepared and sent to the State Duma. Individual gold extraction has been prohibited in Russia since 1954. In 1990s the authorities of the…
Kazakhaltyn Technology LLC has commissioned the gold-extracting factory at the Aksu mine. At first it is planned to obtain up to 4 tons of gold and 2 tons of silver a year. Investments totaled 30.585 billion tenge. By the end of the year Kazakhaltyn intends to have commissioned two more factories at the Zholymbet and…
In January-October TALCO aluminum output decreased by 23% YoY, to 85.6 thousand tons valued at 330.4 million somoni. According to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, in January-October 2017 output was 110 thousand tons. This year the company has processed over 6.8 thousand tons of aluminum, up by 1.6 thousand tons YoY. In 10…
Evraz ZSMK has obtained the TSI certificate for the 54E4 and 49E5 European standard sections. The certificate allows the company to supply such rails to Europe to be used on high-speed and ordinary railroads. The company has also confirmed the TSI certificate correspondence for the 60E1 and 60E2 European sections. “The manufacture of 54E4 and…
Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has finished the repairs of the blast furnace No. 2. The cost of the repair exceeded 40 million rubles. The repair lasted for 18 days. All the parts of the new machinery were of local-make. One of the largest parts – the base of the furnace weighing 15 tons –…